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Book Synopsis Homa Variations by : Richard K. Payne
Download or read book Homa Variations written by Richard K. Payne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout human history, and across many religious cultures, offerings are made into fire. The essays collected in Homa Variations provide detailed studies of this practice, known in the tantric world as the "homa," from its inception up to the present.
Book Synopsis Homa Variations by : Richard K. Payne
Download or read book Homa Variations written by Richard K. Payne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Found in many different religious cultures, the practice of making votive offerings into fire dates back to the earliest periods of human history. Throughout the tantric world, this kind of ritual offering practice is known as the homa. With roots in Vedic and Zoroastrian rituals, the tantric homa was formed in early medieval India. Since that time tantric Buddhist practitioners transmitted it to East and Central Asia, and more recently to Europe and the Americas. Today, Hindu forms of the homa are being practiced outside of India as well. Despite this historical and cultural range, the homa retains an identifiable unity of symbolism and ritual form. Homa Variations is the first volume to provide a series of detailed studies of a variety of homa forms. This collection of essays provides an understanding of the history of the homa from its inception up to its use in the present. The book also covers homa practice throughout a wide range of religious cultures, from India and Nepal to Tibet, China, and Japan. The theoretical focus of the collection is the study of ritual change over long periods of time, and across the boundaries of religious cultures. The identifiable unity of the homa allows for an almost unique opportunity to examine ritual change with such a broad perspective.
Book Synopsis Homa Variations by : Richard Karl Payne
Download or read book Homa Variations written by Richard Karl Payne and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout human history, and across many religious cultures, offerings are made into fire. The essays collected in 'Homa Variations' provide detailed studies of this practice, known in the tantric world as the 'homa, ' from its inception up to the present.
Book Synopsis Homa Rites and Maṇḍala Meditation in Tendai Buddhism by : Michael R. Saso
Download or read book Homa Rites and Maṇḍala Meditation in Tendai Buddhism written by Michael R. Saso and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to detail the homa rites and meditation practices of esoteric Tendai Buddhism,in its orally transmitted rituals and manuals.To gain access to this rich hermeneutic tradition,the author received initiation from an Ajari (acarya )Master at Mt.Hiei.
Book Synopsis Compassionate Sacrifice: The Buddhist Incorporation of Vedic Homa Rituals by : Marie Hana Kurfirtova
Download or read book Compassionate Sacrifice: The Buddhist Incorporation of Vedic Homa Rituals written by Marie Hana Kurfirtova and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis traces the origins and history of homa in India paying special attention to its Buddhist variations. It compares the Vedic, Hindu, and Buddhist tantric homa rituals and examines similarities and differences between them. Drawing on a wide range of Vedic and tantric scriptures, such as the Ṛg Veda, Atharva Veda, Bṛhadāraṇyaka and Chāndogya Upaniṣads, Matsya and Vāyu Purāṇas, Mahāvairocana Sūtra, Guhyasamāja, Cakrasaṃvara and Hevajra Tantras, this study attempts to establish how much Buddhism has in common with Vedic culture. As anticipated, tantric homa rituals in the Hindu and Buddhist traditions undeniably share the same roots that go back to India's Vedic and pre-Vedic past.
Book Synopsis A Blaze of Fire in the Dark by : Rig-'dzin rdo-rje (Martin J. Rig-'dzin rdo-rje (Martin J Boord)
Download or read book A Blaze of Fire in the Dark written by Rig-'dzin rdo-rje (Martin J. Rig-'dzin rdo-rje (Martin J Boord) and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-04 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homa written by Mohammad Hejazi and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis HOMA THERAPY by : Dr Nivedita Sharma
Download or read book HOMA THERAPY written by Dr Nivedita Sharma and published by EduBubs Publishing House. This book was released on 2023-03-23 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many secrets in our ancient traditions, which are alive even today. Homa Therapy is totally a revealed science. Homa Therapy is a fully developed branch of science. It predates creation itself. This wisdom was forgotten throughout time, but it is currently being revived to provide people with guidance on how to improve the contaminated conditions of the world we currently inhabit. The oldest body of information that man has is the Vedas, which is where homa therapy originates. The natural world starts to shift when pollution causes problems. According to the Atharva Veda, the cohesion and fusing of atoms start in a different way. A civilisation could be wipedout if atoms start refusion and fission improperly. If Homa is performed when this takes place it helps mould things harmoniously and a new, beneficial element is produced. This knowledge is Homa Therapy. In this book an effort has been made to understand and analyse the concept of Homa Therapy and its benefits for human health and wellness. The study was carried out by literary reviews using modern medical databases such as Books, PubMed, Google scholar, conference proceedings etc. related to Homa therapy. Homa therapy is an ancient ritual nowadays it has been used as a therapy in many countries; to treat various plant or animal diseases, to control pollution procreated due to human interferences, to improve agricultural efficiency in perspectives of increase in productivity of crops, etc. To overcome the present-day problem one needs to expurgate proper use of Homa therapy, its fumes, and ash. On a whole, it is an eco-friendly process of purifying the environment and providing physical, mental and spiritual health to the mankind.
Book Synopsis Homa in India and Bali by : Christiaan Hooykaas
Download or read book Homa in India and Bali written by Christiaan Hooykaas and published by . This book was released on 1983* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Homa in India and Bali by : C. Hooykaas
Download or read book Homa in India and Bali written by C. Hooykaas and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cultural Nonviolence by : Chandan Sengupta
Download or read book Cultural Nonviolence written by Chandan Sengupta and published by Chandan Sukumar Sengupta. This book was released on with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is published independently by author with an aspiration of exposing people to the age old philosophy of Yoga through incorporation of the core principle of the Vedic concepts and ideals in this publication. The core of the philosophy is addressed by some real life examples duly collected from different instances. Nonviolence moves on alongside Peace and paves a path of progress in the path of spiritual journey. It also ensures a confluence towards the initiation of balanced social living. We cannot claim any historical importance of events displayed in this publication. Integral Yoga impregnated with peace and nonviolence has its presence, along with some sort of limitations at different living entity, in all life forms. Different chapters of The Bhgvadgita display affinity of discussion towards different faculties of Yoga and Meditation; various aspects of Peace and Nonviolence are another beauty of the Holy Scripture. For making the considerations better and widely applicable an effort is made to bring out the doctrines related to Peace and Nonviolence from restricted confinements of Religion. Majority of discussion move around the convergence of Sankhya, Yoga and Vedantic Philosophy. Most widely discussed one of these is Karma Yoga (the Yoga of Performance, Actions and Perfections) in detail. It is actually not possible to pass through any one faculty of Yoga without experiencing integration of other aspects of Yoga. Because of that reason The Bhagvadgita implies thoughts upon integration of all the streams of philosophy for framing a time tested guide to be adopted by fellow aspirants.
Book Synopsis A Path into the Mountains by : Caleb Swift Carter
Download or read book A Path into the Mountains written by Caleb Swift Carter and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shugendō has been an object of fascination among scholars and the general public, yet its historical development remains an enigma. This book offers a provocative reexamination of the social, economic, and spiritual terrain from which this mountain religious system arose. Caleb Carter traces Shugendō through the mountains of Togakushi (Nagano Prefecture), while situating it within the religious landscape of medieval and early modern Japan. His is the first major study to view Shugendō as a self-conscious religious system—something that was historically emergent but conceptually distinct from the prevailing Buddhist orders of medieval Japan. Beyond Shugendō, his work rethinks a range of issues in the history of Japanese religions, including exclusionary policies toward women, the formation of Shintō, and religion at the social and geographical margins of the Japanese archipelago. Carter takes a new tack in the study of religions by tracking three recurrent and intersecting elements—institution, ritual, and narrative. Examination of origin accounts, temple records, gazetteers, and iconography from Togakushi demonstrates how practitioners implemented storytelling, new rituals and festivals, and institutional measures to merge Shugendō with their mountain’s culture while establishing social legitimacy and economic security. Indicative of early modern trends, the case of Mount Togakushi reveals how Shugendō moved from a patchwork of regional communities into a translocal system of national scope, eventually becoming Japan’s signature mountain religion.
Book Synopsis Essays on The Gita Part IV by : Chandan Sengupta
Download or read book Essays on The Gita Part IV written by Chandan Sengupta and published by Chandan Sukumar Sengupta. This book was released on with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Essays on The Gita will cover up the doctrines and rituals explained differently by Sage Veda Vyasa various chapters. Different names for this part are coined by saints and Philosophers time to time. It is also true that we are willingly or unwillingly move through instances when mind and intellect get indulge in arbitrations related to our definite role in society. The Yoga of Knowledge and Actions are also closely linked up when we move on to execute some activities, claim some rights and perform some duties. We cannot claim that this volume will provide vivid translation of the Holy Scripture titled The Bhagavadgita; even it is not confirmed that descriptions, comments or narratives of all types duly proposed by different narrators are converged before preparing this document. It has some sort of linkages to the modern context and the context of Epics to work out relevance of the Holy Scripture. This book will also reflect relevance of The Bhagavadgita on the basis of its applicability and justifications. We can put us easily at the place of the fellow warrior if entire society is considered as a battle field; there requires a time tested guidance upon which one can rely perfectly for working out a solution; for establishing balance of mind and intellect; for regulating senses with the help of quality segments of Ego (AHAM); for feeling the presence of the Supreme Master besides all kinds of material as well as living manifestations. Realising the omnipresence of Brahman and acknowledging presence of such masterly guide at all instances of creation is the real objective to be accomplished during life span of a human. It can be accomplished under abled guidance of a Divine master.
Book Synopsis Rites of the God-King by : Marko Geslani
Download or read book Rites of the God-King written by Marko Geslani and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rites of the God-King offers a critical revision of mainstream Hinduism from the perspective of the life of a single ritual from medieval India. Drawing theoretical connections to modern ethnographies, it raises questions about the nature of kingship and priesthood, image-worship, and ritual change.
Download or read book Kenya Gazette written by and published by . This book was released on 1974-04-19 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kenya Gazette is an official publication of the government of the Republic of Kenya. It contains notices of new legislation, notices required to be published by law or policy as well as other announcements that are published for general public information. It is published every week, usually on Friday, with occasional releases of special or supplementary editions within the week.
Book Synopsis Voices of the Ritual by : Nurit Stadler
Download or read book Voices of the Ritual written by Nurit Stadler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voices of the Ritual analyzes the revival of rituals performed at female saint shrines in the Middle East. In the midst of turbulent political contention over land and borders, Nurit Stadler shows, religious minorities lay claim to space through rituals enacted at sacred spaces in the Holy Land. Using ethnographic analysis, Stadler explores the rise of these rituals, their focus on the body, female materiality, and their place in the Israeli-Palestinian landscape. Stadler examines the varied features of the practice and implications of the rituals, looking at themes of femininity and material experience. She considers the role of the body in rituals that represent the act of birth or the circle of life and that aim to foster an intimate connection between the female saint and her worshippers. Stadler underscores the political, cultural, and spatial elements of this practice, bringing attention to how religious minorities (Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Druze, among others) have utilized these rituals to assert their right to the land. Voices of the Ritual offers a valuable assessment of religious ritual practice that encrypts female themes into a landscape that has historically been defined by war and conflict.
Book Synopsis Pilgrimage, Landscape, and Identity by : Marion Grau
Download or read book Pilgrimage, Landscape, and Identity written by Marion Grau and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book explores the ritual geography of a pilgrimage system woven around medieval local saints in Norway, and the renaissance of pilgrimage in contemporary majority Protestant Norway, facing challenges of migration, xenophobia, and climate crisis. The study is concerned with historical narratives and communal contemporary reinterpretations of the figure of St. Olav, the first Christian king who was a major impulse towards conversion to Christianity and the unification of regions of Norway in a nation unified by a Christian law and faith. This initially medieval pilgrimage network, originated after the death of Olav Haraldsson and his proclamation as saint in 1030, became repressed after the Reformation which had a great influence on Scandinavia and shaped Norwegian Christianity overwhelmingly. Since the late 1990s, the Church of Norway participated in a renaissance that has grown into a remarkable infrastructure supported by national and local authorities. The contemporary pilgrimage by land and by sea to Nidaros cathedral in Trondheim is one site where this negotiation is paramount. The study maps how both pilgrims, hosts, church officials and government officials are renegotiating and reshaping narratives of landscape, sacrality, pilgrimage as a symbol of life journey, nation, identity, Christianity, and Protestant reflections on the durability of medieval Catholic saints. The redevelopment of this instance of pilgrimage in a majority Protestant context negotiates various societal concerns, all of which are addressed by various groups of pilgrims or other actors in the network. One part of the network is the annual festival Olavsfest, a culture and music festival that actively and critically engages the contested heritage of St. Olav and the Church of Norway through theater, music, lectures, and discussions, and features theological and interreligious conversations. This festival is a platform for creative and critical engagement with the contested, violent heritage of St. Olav, the colonial history of Norway in relation to the Sami indigenous population, and many other contemporary social and religious issues. The study highlights facets of critical, constructive engagement of these majority Protestant actors engaging legacy through forms of theological and ritual creativity rather than mere repetition"--
